Some Golang map experiments

test.go

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"maps"
	"slices"

	"github.com/yassinebenaid/godump"
)

func main() {

	// Stinkebatzen definition
	type batzen struct {
		color  string
		weight float64
		odor   bool
	}

	dogpoo := batzen{
		weight: 5.6,
		color:  "yellowish",
		odor:   true,
	}
	catpoo := batzen{
		weight: 1.4,
		color:  "brown",
		odor:   false,
	}
  //associate a name with type of poo. intentionally unordered.
	poomap := map[string]batzen{
		"catpoo": catpoo,
		"dogpoo": dogpoo,
		"asspoo": {
			weight: 17.6,
			color:  "green",
			odor:   false,
		},
	}

	godump.Dump(poomap)
  //sort da poo
	keys := slices.Sorted(maps.Keys(poomap))
  //check order
	fmt.Println(keys)
  //iterate over it. Should be alphabetically sorted.
	for _, v := range keys {
		fmt.Println("Type:" + v)
		fmt.Println("Color:" + poomap[v].color)
		fmt.Println("----")
	}
}

$ go run .
map[string]main.batzen:3 {
   "asspoo": main.batzen {
      color: "green",
      weight: 17.6,
      odor: false,
   },
   "catpoo": main.batzen {
      color: "brown",
      weight: 1.4,
      odor: false,
   },
   "dogpoo": main.batzen {
      color: "yellowish",
      weight: 5.6,
      odor: true,
   },
}
[asspoo catpoo dogpoo]
Type:asspoo
Color:green
----
Type:catpoo
Color:brown
----
Type:dogpoo
Color:yellowish
----